Its story

HIP 77742 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77742: right ascension 15h 52m 21s, declination −41° 19′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 77742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77742, HD 141762, Gaia DR3 5995687419400660992. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.